New recording in which Jim Mageean recreates an outspoken ballad produced by the contested Newcastle election of 1774. Set to the immensely popular 'Derry Down', the ballad offers a partisan take on the events of the election. It strongly attacks the conduct of Sir Walter Calverley Blackett and Sir Matthew White Ridley before and during the contest (in matters of local and national concern) and condemns their supporters, while it celebrates their opponents, Phipps and Delaval, and their supporters.
The Butchers' Taste ([Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1774])
Copyright Jim Mageean
Candidate: Matthew White Ridley
Candidate: Walter Calverley Blackett
Candidate: Thomas Delaval
Candidate: Constantine John Phipps
Constituency: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
date: 1774
Election: Oct-1774
keyword: Song (Audio File)
maker: Jim Mageean (Voice)
materials: Voice
place: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Candidate: Walter Calverley Blackett
Candidate: Thomas Delaval
Candidate: Constantine John Phipps
Constituency: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
date: 1774
Election: Oct-1774
keyword: Song (Audio File)
maker: Jim Mageean (Voice)
materials: Voice
place: Newcastle-upon-Tyne
